Correlations among the nursing work environment, traumatic stress, and professional quality of life in Chinese midwives: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Midwives work in a high-stress, high-risk, and high-intensity delivery room environment, which exposes them to significant emotional challenges. Understanding the factors influencing midwives' professional quality of life (ProQoL) is crucial for maintaining their well-being. Although the nursing work environment plays a significant role in ProQoL, a gap in understanding how the nursing work environment and traumatic stress affect midwives' ProQoL remains, especially in Chinese midwives.

Aim

The purpose of this study was to identify how the nursing work environment and traumatic stress are related to ProQoL in Chinese midwives.

Methods

An online questionnaire was administered to 232 midwives working in the delivery room of 59 hospitals in Henan Province, Chi

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12507232 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature